lowest defense rating year by year

Ben Wallace has the lowest defensive rating in a season, with an 87.5 rating in 2003-04.

Interpreted as:
lowest defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player year by year
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
87.5
2003-04
81
37.7
9.5
12.4
1.7
1.8
3.0
3.9
9.2
42.1
0.0
0.1
12.5
1.8
3.6
49.0
44.1
4.0
8.4
1.5
3,050
773
1,006
138
143
246
123
162
+437
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
87.7
1974-75
82
42.3
23.0
12.2
2.5
1.9
2.3
9.0
20.3
44.3
5.0
6.5
76.6
49.6
2.7
9.5
3,465
1,887
1,004
206
158
187
238
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
88.0
1998-99
49
31.7
15.8
10.0
2.1
1.4
2.4
5.5
10.8
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
7.4
65.8
56.4
3.0
7.0
2.2
1,554
775
492
103
69
119
108
143
+331
4Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
88.0
1973-74
81
37.6
22.5
13.3
4.2
1.4
3.0
9.2
18.3
50.4
4.0
5.0
79.7
54.8
3.3
9.9
3,047
1,822
1,074
343
110
247
273
5Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
88.4
1974-75
73
39.8
9.2
14.8
4.1
1.6
0.9
3.7
7.5
50.2
1.7
2.5
68.5
53.8
4.4
10.4
2,904
672
1,077
297
115
68
180
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
88.5
2003-04
69
36.6
22.3
12.4
3.1
0.9
2.7
8.6
17.1
50.1
0.0
0.2
16.7
5.1
8.5
59.9
53.4
3.3
9.2
2.7
2,527
1,538
859
213
62
185
183
164
+543
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
88.7
1973-74
81
44.5
21.4
18.1
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
13.7
3,602
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
252
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
88.8
1973-74
81
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
9Clifford Ray
C. Ray
89.3
1973-74
80
32.9
9.3
12.2
3.1
0.7
2.2
3.9
7.7
51.1
1.5
2.5
60.8
53.4
3.6
8.7
2,632
747
977
246
58
173
281
10Bobby Jones
B. Jones
89.9
1976-77
82
29.5
15.1
8.3
3.2
2.3
2.0
6.1
10.7
57.0
2.9
4.0
71.7
60.5
2.1
6.1
2,419
1,238
678
264
186
162
238
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
90.0
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
12Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
90.0
2002-03
73
39.4
6.9
15.4
1.6
1.4
3.2
2.9
6.0
48.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.2
2.6
45.0
48.6
4.0
11.4
1.2
2,873
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
13Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
90.4
1973-74
80
41.9
19.0
15.7
4.4
1.2
1.3
8.1
18.4
43.7
2.9
3.4
83.2
47.6
3.3
12.4
3,352
1,518
1,257
354
95
101
294
14Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
90.5
1974-75
80
34.5
7.9
11.3
4.1
0.6
2.4
3.1
8.6
36.4
1.7
2.8
58.9
40.3
3.2
8.1
2,756
632
904
328
46
195
271
15Marcus Camby
M. Camby
90.5
2000-01
63
33.8
12.0
11.5
0.8
1.0
2.2
4.8
9.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.4
3.6
66.7
55.9
3.1
8.4
1.0
2,127
759
723
52
66
136
63
205
+67
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
90.7
1974-75
65
40.5
20.4
14.7
4.6
1.3
1.1
8.8
18.4
47.5
2.9
3.8
78.3
50.9
3.5
11.2
2,632
1,329
958
296
87
73
243
17Curtis Perry
C. Perry
91.0
1973-74
81
29.5
9.0
8.7
2.3
1.3
1.2
4.0
9.0
44.6
1.0
1.7
58.2
46.2
3.0
5.7
2,386
728
703
183
104
97
301
18Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
91.1
1975-76
80
37.2
19.8
11.0
1.5
1.3
2.5
8.1
17.3
47.0
3.6
5.7
62.8
50.1
2.6
8.4
2,975
1,585
878
121
104
202
293
19Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
91.2
1998-99
38
34.2
17.3
9.9
1.1
0.8
2.6
6.5
14.9
43.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
6.1
70.6
49.1
1.9
8.0
2.6
1,300
657
377
43
30
100
99
105
+47
20Bill Walton
B. Walton
91.3
1976-77
65
34.8
18.6
14.4
3.8
1.0
3.2
7.6
14.3
52.8
3.5
5.0
69.7
56.3
3.2
11.1
2,264
1,210
934
245
66
211
174
21Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
91.5
1974-75
81
41.7
11.5
14.2
5.3
1.7
2.1
4.8
11.3
42.7
1.8
2.4
75.4
46.4
2.8
11.4
3,378
928
1,149
428
139
168
274
22Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
91.5
2003-04
82
39.4
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
25.6
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.7
3.0
10.9
2.6
3,231
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
91.5
1998-99
50
39.3
21.7
11.4
2.4
0.9
2.5
8.4
16.9
49.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.9
7.2
69.0
54.1
3.2
8.2
2.9
1,963
1,084
571
121
45
126
146
147
+371
24Elmore Smith
E. Smith
91.6
1973-74
81
36.1
12.5
11.2
1.9
0.9
4.9
5.4
11.7
45.7
1.8
3.1
59.0
47.9
2.5
8.7
2,922
1,015
906
150
71
393
309
25Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
91.6
1974-75
78
33.0
12.2
6.9
2.1
2.2
0.2
4.9
11.1
43.9
2.5
3.3
74.8
48.7
2.3
4.6
2,577
953
538
161
171
17
265
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
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3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
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5
45
33
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4/10
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Sun
4/12
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1
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
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14.0
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14.0
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43
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9
42
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10
41
37
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16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
.372
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
36
42
.462
26.0
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
53
.321
37.0
13
25
54
.316
37.5
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Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
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21
58
.266
41.5

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3/10
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Tue
3/10
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111-122
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
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8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
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